Year 5 Summer Term 1
In English this term, we will be beginning our new class text Treason by Berlie Doherty. Treason is a historical adventure that sees a young boy propelled into a dangerous world and is a thrilling read.
In Tudor England, shortly after a family tragedy drives a rift between young William Montague and his father, William is summoned to the court of King Henry VIII and made companion to the king’s infant son, Edward. William’s position at court is a precarious one, and when his father is arrested for treason for refusing to accept Henry as the head of the church, William is forced to go on the run and finds himself alone on London’s dangerous streets. After a chance encounter and an unexpected friendship, William hatches a plan to save his father from the horrors of Newgate Prison.
During our learning, the children will explore a historical fiction narrative, explore in depth, the motivations and actions of different characters, explore key themes within a longer narrative, respond creatively to a fictional historical narrative and discuss and debate contentious issues within a narrative.
In Maths, we will be completing our Geometry units which will develop our knowledge of the properties of 2d and 3d shapes. We will then study the vocabulary and concept of position and direction. Year 5 will then move on to extending their knowledge of decimal numbers and will be taught to add, subtract and problem solve using this knowledge.
In Science, the children are learning about astronomy. The aim is to give children a basic overview of Earth and its place in our solar system.
The children will learn how night and day occur, explain how the planets orbit the sun and be able to name the planets in our solar system. They will learn about the differing ideas of planetary movement and explain them using evidence. They will learn about our moon and be able to explain that the moon orbits the Earth and not the Sun and discuss how they each move relative to each other. They will use enquiries to report and present findings and identify scientific evidence that has been used to support or refute ideas.
In Computing, Year 5 will completing the programming unit ‘Micro:bits’. The children will first be given time to tinker with the BBC Micro:bit. They will then be taught how to program an animation, to recognise coding structures, create a program for a pedometer and a scoreboard.
In PSHE, our focus this term will be relationships.
We will learn to:
- have an accurate picture of who I am as a person in terms of my characteristics and personal qualities
- understand that belonging to an online community can have positive and negative consequences
- understand there are rights and responsibilities in an online community or social network
- know there are rights and responsibilities when playing a game online
- recognise when I am spending too much time using devices (screen time)
- explain how to stay safe when using technology to communicate with my friends
In RE, the children will begin a new unit of work on Christianity.
They will learn about the symbols of Christianity, the celebrations, what it is like to be a Christian, the texts that Christians use, the buildings, the importance of music, the biblical account of stories about Jesus and Christianity around the World.
In Geography, we will be starting our Sow, Grow and Farm unit. This unit will carry on into next term too. It will teach the children about the features and characteristics of land use in agricultural regions across the world, including a detailed exploration of significant environmental areas. The children will carry out geographical enquiries as well learning more about different climate zones. They will learn how to use four and six-figure grid references and apply this to our local area. We will be looking at specific case studies of where certain foods are grown and consider the impact that food miles have on our environment.
In Art, children will be studying the work of Georgia O’Keeffe. The children will be developing their skills in line, space and shape and mixing watercolours to create their own floral artwork in the style of O’Keefe.
In French, we will continue to use our Kapow French course to study the unit entitled French Monster Pets and continue to develop the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing:
The expected outcomes are as follows:
- Notice cognates and near cognates in the text.
- Recognise some previously known words.
- Use a dictionary resource to research the meaning of relevant vocabulary.
- Recognise and sort nouns by gender and number, and explain the effect this may have on an adjective.
- Modify sentences to use the correct articles/pronouns (un/une and il/elle) according to gender.
- Unscramble jumbled sentences without any errors in word order.
- Recognise rules of agreement in longer phrases.
Produce a short, structured paragraph using a range of familiar structures, with some manipulation of language and use of a word bank for support.
In PE, the children will be learning about the sport of Handball in their PE lessons. They will develop their passing, improve their shooting and learn about movement in the game when they take part in a variety of activities. The children will also learn how to implement basic attacking and defending tactics.
In their second PE lesson, the children will be learning about the sport of cricket. They will be developing their throwing and catching abilities through a range of activities to enable them to play the game. The children will learn a variety of batting strokes, how to bowl and will learn the basics of fielding over the term. The children will also learn about the rules and scoring used in the game.